The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-14


,523, not less than G57 lett college prior
to thc LIST Of May OF each yenr. This is
said not in djsparogcment of the Missis.
Sippi College, hnt rs an answer to those
sNngu'nc r1tOrmcrs who claim every one
OF these c17 boys as IA finished farmer
and use him rs b.udgCOn with which
TO break the head oC the South Carolina
College.
ltnll the "prcps" and all others who
have lott tn Mississippi College before
tue e1d OF The ir"ahNnu year he thrown
out OF fEc reckoning, tho comparison
made between these two institutions will
not De 50 "0dious."
SAIL iuGthCr reason may be given for
thc largo attendance ut the Mlssissiopi
College. President Ices report sbo~S
that during the ycnr 1859 "IIG
stndcuta went through the entire session
on an average OF SoS.G3; 100 students q,
an average of &53.G7; 80 student, on an
average OF sol 80: % students or an
avoago OF %l3.l1. Six students paid
'hejr way and had balance OF sey rel
dollars to thoir credit" (Bieunial re.
port, H&l- So
This is the meal tub that contains the
cat
The Mississippi College not only has
Tree tuition, but pays its students a
hoHus besides for work. Now since This
labor Is utterly unrcmuncrative, entail
lr9 cost Of S32 a bale for the mere
| p'cAnG OF cotton, 1t can be seen that the
| college las generous taXpaying public
bempd 1t, willing to suffer financial loss
III order to chC&uen education for dc
serving young men.
The South Carolina Legislature not
only oi.Uis no bonus to the student, bnt
charges ojm $40 tuition. Many Of close
! VINO dWoi 80 strongly on the chtapuess
"i education in Mississippi aided in SGT
! ing NJ tins barrier across the gateway
OF che south Carolina boy. III tho name
ol the formers sOns ald other mems
sons, Why?
Now, If tho Mississippi Legislature
! would withdraw this $1,000 bonus and
charge tuition, Gen. Lees College would
suffer fearful loss, as he himself wuuld
testify / ihe South Carolina Leg ;sla-
ture would follow Missi2sippi's present
GNNnpl", aud would also open Il prcplra
tory school for ono or Two hundred boys
/ arpceporad 70 enter rGo regular col &c
classes, poor i2rmcrs' sous and o,hcr
! poor mems sons would flock in Oh all
sides trrm the morntojrH To the upn-
gntcr tNo mgrjcnlsIr,l cnnrsi m " a"I ,III ,,,o w.
South Curo,ma College and the RcGorm-
| ,rg wo,,',l ,lii,nJ., Ln7,r,. -
NouMa WHO has witnessed Tie ssrueglcs
paGo Dy parents to educate ,hc;r cn;I-
NIth, tue severe sacrifices, the actual
pfNp''"h OF Huc hgccssnlc5 OF life for
r",s nrit,, ~, I,",,D' y'l"V I.io cn'"tr
TIE education, determines lnrg"ly thn
class NJ" numbers OF students that viii
"'H" themselves oA n.
/ ,,;,! ''''''I'' 10y 10y cViaeL',% regards ifco
- e, - ''-' -, 40 .n- corn"i h'pMc
~ - tc' &c "-'iC oi th" N'
/ T'-''' rni =" W fT:S'.. I"SU year III our
~ 's''''o S'I'"''o col
,,; - :" '0iI,%'H -, l."'t''p"
/ iiIi,J 'la ,''-'"i ,;'a' "'H was I''Ee
a. Ii'',' o' Iiai ,,i"i"S "'!of2GHcc i'om
P'' N ~ ny 'L'S'' PPl SoiIcGc 'Aat
nII "a oID "io"Sn' 20 cohH1ovf
49, -, - E'iS L" cnSG ot liahli@t "lIh
~. s,,' XIV y. h'i'L%in ~ ic'I o'I. without
,l% ~ 'i''l"ii 'i nI'" oon"S separate
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n;,;a,,,, c,n,', " "ou'H -" ",I@
,,'I I'Ii",o iII 40" IS ruDjic
tr;,i",' i,,.;,, ,";,' D't"' tio' ,o'or"'c 1'Cc
! I..,,, ~. ,...- =,
t,acl "h ,,. t ~ ~ "tD"bnv 90 t'e pony OF
nn.iJnag, So"'" iioo an" paying nm
'NsiI',',. mI ,'o,,..,. .,.. ,u
Co,n,,Ji, ,,ISG "! " Gi'PtE.. ,oo- h'
00'"'''"''' - C'' August ioo''
Something on the other Side.
To the Editor ot the News and Courier:
! 1t is the ARGUMENTS am oftor ,rd r,+
4o; 1;,.;,,I u.
''.o '1,'''i" IL 49, 'l'efoioro' matter
oil indifference to me whether they cnn-
nate from "D." or "Dixie" Srotnr
Youlnans or "FarlAcr. bntno tsideoYitc. +"
| propose, then. to continue to reDIy TO
the arguments used against on ,.grcnl
t,uul college scparato and apart from the
| State University, and in favor OF con
hnuipg and cnlarging the present uec-
less annex. | may remark, however
/ thNt sd. aud "Dixic," a. least. ara so
manifcstly one and the same person,
That J shall treat the arguments of Tie
two as coming from the same source. |
may also remark that when | consider n
| ,,,pF nlno rl,, Il;,l,.1 I-,I